Do you know how many back flips a Mom does when she makes a new recipe, one with green vegetables, and her family not only loves it, but they each have three helpings? This Mom, ME, will certainly kiss my friend, Sonia, when I see her, for sharing this with me. Trust me. You have to try this one! Maybe for your 4th of July shebang tomorrow. 🙂
There are so many different flavors in this that all complement each other perfectly, those are the kinds of recipes we really go for around here.
Grilled Corn Summer Salad
Ingredients
- 2 bell peppers I use organic because peppers are a highly sprayed conventional crop, chopped – I used my beloved Bosch food processor for this so it's a fast job.
- 1/2 a bunch cilantro – ditto on the food processor.
- 2 ears sweet corn rub with olive oil, grill on medium heat, keep turning 'til sides are all browned, then cut it off the cob
- Queso Fresco cheese crumbled (found by the deli cheese at the store — I think that name just means “fresh cheese”), or you could use FETA cheese — yum!
- Here are more ideas to add in especially if they are in season where you are: tomatoes, avocados, cucumbers, celery, chop them up small.
Instructions
- Mix the dressing ingredients then toss in the vegetables and cheese.
- I doubled this and it was still not enough, FYI.
- You could eat it with chips or crackers but we liked it just by itself. Did I mention that all four of the kids EACH had three helpings? No wonder we ran out
Do YOU have a favorite summer salad? Tell us about it in the comments OR if you have a good picture, send it to me and maybe I'll post it! 🙂
Here are more salad recipes for you to try.
A couple more pictures:
Amy O says
Madeline made this – outstanding! YUM! Thanks for sharing. God bless.
KitchenKop says
Oh good! I’m going to be adding more options to this recipe soon. 🙂
Kel
Carey says
MMMM! Made this today and it is SO good! The sweet corn, creamy cheese, tangy lime, and the bite of the cilantro! Yum! Used red bell pepper and it looks really pretty too.
KitchenKop says
Sonia actually used all red peppers, too, but I couldn’t find those organic last week. I found them this week, though, and I’m making it again with both colors of peppers. 🙂
Kelly
leigh says
Kelly – this is like a paired-down version of a YUMMY black bean salsa one of the gals I work with makes. A good way to get the kids to eat their veggies: black beans, bell peppers, tomatoes, corn, jalapenos, cilantro, lime juice, chili powder, cayenne and cumin. Can’t wait to try this out tomorrow! Never thought about topping it w/ cheese – YUM!
Amanda Y. says
I’m suprised you used a recipe with corn and didn’t mention that most of it is GMO? I do love fresh corn, but it seems impossible to find good quality now, and that’s without even getting into the Roundup Ready drama…
KitchenKop says
Here’s why I didn’t mention it: I thought I’d heard once that sweet corn, popcorn, field corn (to feed animals), and whatever type of corn they make corn oil and high fructose corn syrup from are all different (but I could be all wrong), and that some of those crops are almost ALL GMO, but the others aren’t. I don’t even know if I’m on the right track or where I’d heard any of it, and didn’t have time to research, so that’s why I didn’t mention it. If you or anyone know if that’s true or if I pulled it out of nowhere, and which crops ARE the mostly GMO crop, I’d love to hear about it! 🙂
Kel